One of the things that struck us upon arrival to Bogota was that the streets were plagued of fruit and sweets stalls where there was gaudy placards reading "SOLD MINUTES" or simply "MINUTES". What would that be? Could buy the time in Colombia? The answer was more prosaic but no little quaint.
original This is a call service that has emerged with success does not spoil or need to buy cards like the cabins, do not run the risk that your call is cut for lack of credit, as I did in a visiting and is especially useful for people without the resources or desire to have your cell phone. For every 20 meters, both in big cities and in the medium and even in the villages, you're either with posts like those described or even a person who sells advertising minutes. The situation is as follows:
original This is a call service that has emerged with success does not spoil or need to buy cards like the cabins, do not run the risk that your call is cut for lack of credit, as I did in a visiting and is especially useful for people without the resources or desire to have your cell phone. For every 20 meters, both in big cities and in the medium and even in the villages, you're either with posts like those described or even a person who sells advertising minutes. The situation is as follows:
June: Hi, I make a call to a cellular Comcel
Seller of minutes: A mobile or fixed?
J: A cell
V: What carrier?
J: Ummmm
V: Tell me how it starts
J: 313
V: Comcel. Tome.
The seller out of his pocket a chained cell and I offer it. It takes three or four. I call as my own phone, chat, and I charged for minutes, between 100 and 300 pesos per minute. International calls can be found minutes from 250 pesos up 500. Recall that 300 pesos is 10 cents. It is much cheaper than a booth where a call will easily spend more than 10,000 pesos.
All right then? Obviously, the other side of the coin is that it is extremely precarious work underwater, royalty and under police harassment. We carry all kinds of people, but include three groups: young males, middle-aged women and their children. Competition among vendors is wild. There are no established rates and prices shooting everything they can. To my surprise, now I was looking I found information about a job offer on the Internet that shows you can work persons:
"I worked as a salesman of minutes on the street, you manage your working time and where you want to locate a single must meet weekly goals in the sale of minutes, more minutes equally between band, the greater will be revenue for you, the person should be responsible, hardworking and accomplished. income between 400,000 and 600,000 per month "
who is not quoted the advertiser or talk at any time of the contract. 600,000 pesos are about 200 euros. The minimum monthly wage established by law is less than 500,000 pesos.
What is not clear to me is whether this activity is still sought by police, at the request of the Ministry of Communications, as I read a report in 2007. In later news gathering not only harass them and confiscate the phones, but the government would criminalize speeches accusing them of unfair competition to make a legal and business booths. Any Colombian Colombian or we can explain the current situation?
PD: In the photo, I bought minutes
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